The former UFC welterweight champion’s move up to middleweight paid immediate dividends as Hendricks scored a unanimous decision victory over Hector Lombard on Sunday night at UFC Fight Night 105.

Hendricks (18-6 MMA, 13-6 UFC), who admitted with struggles making 170 pounds, looked fresher at 185 and only seemed to get stronger as the fight wore on, outpointing his way past Lombard (34-7-1 MMA, 3-5 UFC).

The middleweight bout was the co-main event of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 105 event at Scotiabank Centre. It aired on FS1 following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.